General Introduction to CloudSME
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The CloudSME project develops a cloud-based simulation platform to enable wider adoption of simulation technologies by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in manufacturing and engineering. It provides a one-stop-shop solution for scalable simulations through a Platform as a Service (PaaS) that offers seamless access to multiple cloud resources. This helps lower barriers for SMEs by making simulations easy to use, configurable, and affordable on-demand. The project is funded by the European Commission and involves academic and industry partners to create cloud-based simulation applications and business models for SMEs.
General Introduction to CloudSME
- 1. CloudSME Cloud-based Simulation Platform for Manufacturing and Engineering SMEs
- 2. *Simulation software is widely used in manufacturing and engineering today. *Simulation can be used to analyse a wide range of physical and chemical processes, manufacturing systems, logistics, transportation networks and supply chains. *Take-up of simulation software by SMEs has been low until now due to high barriers of entry, including: * hardware prices * software costs * time investment to create simulation * skills and technical expertise * low awareness of technology Simulation software at manufacturing and engineering SMEs * using cloud HPC for running simulation * new licensing models via cloud * creating templates for large groups of similar SMEs * designing automated scenario analysis * marketing of niche applications with specific benefits
- 3. How can you create Cloud-based simulation applications that are: *Implemented as a service *Easy to use *Can run on different Clouds using different cloud middleware *Can use HPC *Easily reconfigurable and interoperable Its not simple!
- 4. Funded by the European Commission FP7 programme July 2013 December 2015 EUR 4.5 million overall funding Coordinated by the University of Westminster 16 initial project partners including 12 SMEs 13 new partners (12 SMEs) are joining in January 2015 as result of an Open Call The CloudSME project Cloud-based Simulation platform for Manufacturing and Engineering
- 5. *The CloudSME project develops a cloud-based, one-stop-shop solution providing a scalable platform for small or larger scale simulations, and enable the wider take-up of simulation technologies in manufacturing and engineering SMEs. The CloudSME project Cloud-based Simulation platform for Manufacturing and Engineering * CloudSME builds a simulation platform that allows seamless access to multiple heterogeneous cloud resources and provides a high level of abstraction to users when accessing these resources for simulations in a one-stop-shop solution. * Provides a Platform as a Service (PaaS) solution to build customised cloud applications * Enables simulation software providers to offer Software as a Service (SaaS) simulation solutions * Enables SMEs in the manufacturing and engineering domain to access simulation services * Provides seamless access to HPC resources in order to speed up the simulations on-demand * Defines generic and concrete business models for SMEs in the manufacturing/engineering sector to facilitate the take-up of cloud-based simulation solutions
- 6. The CloudSME partnership Dominated by SMEs at all levels Cloud infrastructure providers Academic and commercial clouds Commercial: CloudSigma (CH), Academic: SZTAKI (H), UoW (UK) and Unizar (E) Cloud Platform provider Provide seamless access to potentially heterogeneous cloud platforms: CloudBroker (CH), Scaletools (CH) Simulation platforms providers Utilise PaaS based on their software packages to build custom simulation solutions for end-users Ascomp (CH), Simul8 (UK), INGECON (E), 2MoRO (F), CMCL (UK), Simsoft (TR), DHCAE (D), Outlandish + TBEL (UK) End users Utilise SaaS solution based on the CloudSME Simulation Platform - Podoactiva (E), Saker Solutions (UK), Eurobios (F), Cutting Tools (UK), PROYFE (E), Hobsons (UK), Base Pro + IOR(I), Ozdekan (TR), Gokdokan (TR), ProcEng (CH), GVOL (UK), TBEL (UK) Gateway provider Provide customised gateway as the basis for the PaaS solution: MTA-SZTAKI (H) Developmentofend-usercasestudies BrunelUniversity(UK),UoW(UK) DisseminationandMarketing-Unizar(E), Sanderwerbung(D) Projectcoordination-UoW(UK)
- 7. Targeted application areas *Infrequent smaller scale simulations for very large number of end-users *use of multiplier entities (e.g. consultant companies) and technologies (e.g. templates) *although smaller in scale, still computationally intensive, typically parameter sweep *target group is typically new to simulation *examples: business process simulation, individualised product design *Classical HPC applications, e.g. CFD (computational fluid dynamics) *relatively small number of end-users with high computation demand *many used simulation before *enable software vendors to extend their product with cloud support
- 8. A representative CloudSME business scenario 1 Simulation one-stop shop for microbreweries *Large breweries are long standing clients of simulation - ~50 large breweries around Europe use simulation * Application areas: brewing, packing, distribution, supply chain * In contrast there are approximately 1,350 UK Craft brewers (microbrewers) and an estimated 15,000 across the EU - significant SME manufacturing sector * Approach: *develop a simulation template that can be used my multiple microbreweries from a simulation one-stop-shop *offer on a pay as you go basis as SaaS
- 9. Simulation end-users Specialised one-stop- shop CloudSME simulation platform IaaS Cloud provider e. g. Micro-breweries Domain specific marketing channels saker solutions CloudSME AppCenter WS-PGRADE/gUSE CloudBroker Platform Customer support for simulation end-users Customer support for specialised one-stop- shop operator Charge for simulation Charge for platform Charge for resources Customer support for platform provider A representative CloudSME business scenario 1 Simulation one-stop shop for microbreweries
- 10. A representative CloudSME business scenario 2 Cloud extended simulation software Simulation software vendor CloudSME simulation platform IaaS Cloud providers CloudSME AppCenter WS-PGRADE/gUSE CloudBroker Platform Customer support for simulation software Customer support for cloud based simulation execution Charge for platform Charge for resources Customer support for platform provider E.g. Simulation end-users E.g. Cloud-enabled simulation application, e.g. SW license fee
- 11. How is it supported by our technology stack? The overall architecture
- 12. 息 CloudBroker GmbH All rights reserved. How is it supported by our technology stack? The CloudBroker platform User ToolsUser Tools Java Client Library*Java Client Library* CloudBroker Platform*CloudBroker Platform* Cloud Chemistry Appli-cations Biology Appli- cations Pharma Appli-cations Web Browser UI* Appli- cations REST Web Service API* End Users, Software Vendors, Resource ProvidersEnd Users, Software Vendors, Resource Providers CLI*CLI* Engineering Appli- cations Engineering Appli- cations Euca- lyptus Cloud Open- Nebula Cloud* Open- Stack Cloud* Amazon Cloud* CloudSigma Cloud*
- 13. WS-PGRADE/gUSE workflows Orchestration of complex user scenarios *Each box describes a task *Each arrow describes information flow such as input files and output files *Special node describes parameter sweeps